Shocking apparatus.



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M. KELLY. SHOGKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1907. RENEWED JULYfZl, 1908,

v Patented June 8,-1909.

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igfLl wir @Mx m IM. KELLY. SHOCKING PPRAVIUS.V APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 191.37. RENEWBD JULY 21,1908. 924,079, Y Patented June s, 1909.

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M. mmmv lsHoaKING APPARATUS.

APAPLICATION FILED JUNE24,1907. EENEWBD JULY 21,'1908.

' Patented June 8, 1909.

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M. KELLY. y SHOGKING APPARATUS. PPLIQATIGN FILED JUNE 24, 1907. RENEWD JULY 21, 1908.

924,079. A Patent-ed Jungs, 1909.

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'MARK KELLY, Ol*` DALLAS, TEXAS.

sHocKING APPARATUS'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented runes, i909.

Application ii'ied June 24,1907, seriarN'e. 380,553. Renewed Juiy'al, 190s. seriai No. 444,604.

.To all 'whomy it may concern:

\ Be it known'that I, MARK KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Dallas, iiiV the county of Dallas and State. of Texas, have .invented new' and useful Improve- .ment-sin Shocking Apparat-us, of which the following is a specification.

ratus, the objectof the inveiitionbeiiig. to provide a simple and effective device of this character for rapidly and accurately forming` shocks and. insuring their deliver \lv on to the Iground in a perpendicular relation.

The apparatus includes other advantageous features which, with the foregoing, will vbe set forth at length in the following description wherein is fully disclosed that form of embodiment. of the invention u-'hich 4I4 'have selected for illustration in the accompaiiying drawings forming pa'it'of this speciiication.

. The apparatus can be made and sold as such l'for attachment `toa harvesting machine, or it canin the first instance constitute part of such an appliance.

Referring to' said drawings: Figure l is an end' elevation of an apparatus involving iiiv invention and showing the'same in connection with a harvesting machine, the latter being in dotted. lines. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of said apparatus, the harvester also appearing. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of said apparatus. Figs. 4, 5., and 6 are longitudinal sectional views of the same showing the Working parts in different positions. Fig. T is a perspective View of a compressor device. A Fig. 8 is a like view of a swinging member. .A Fig. 9 is a similar view of a bundle-carrier, l and 1.0 is a cross-sectional view of said 4h lswingiiig member. i -Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The shockingappara'tus is denoted in a general way bj.' 2 and is adapted for connection with a harvesting machine as 3 shown in dotted lines iii Figs. 1 and 2.

i The different parts of the. sh'ockii-ig appa'- raftus maj,T be supportedin aiiV desirable manner, for instance, by a frame-work com.

prising the two end frame members 4 which maybe of wood or metal and of any illesirable shape..

The two frame members vmajv. as illustrated, be of arch-form and. they: are represented .z-'comiected b v bars. as 5- also constituting a partof lsuch framework. 'What ratus.

Viially'and connected with the pole of the harvesting machine, and this brace is adjustable.

loiigit-udiiiall`r to compensate for the position of the shocking' apparrirs relative to the' 'Il harvesting machine. This invention relates to' a shocking` appa- There is represented as (.xtcnding laterally from the inner side of:tliecoiiiiected arched members 4 an auxiliary frame as. 7. and .this auxiliary frame constitutes a support for the box S and also for the platform' 9 on which the ,operator stands in directing bundles from the'. harvesting machine -to the .shocking apparatus. The auxiliiiry frame 7. is connected to the frame of the harvesting machine 3 b v hinges as l() (see l igs..1 and 'l for example), andthe outer members of these out affecting any of the parts of the shock-*- mg mechanism.

The shocking apparatus mai be provided with a ground-wheel as l] connected with a standard as4 1.2 united adjustablvii' desired with the framework of the` .shocking apparatus. y

' As indicated, the platloriii El ma)r beutilized by an operator on whichto stand i'n passingl the bundles of grain from the harvestingl machine to the shocking apparatus, and the space between these two parts is bridged b v a table as 13 on which the bundles are rec eived duringI their passage from the harvest- 'cated over the box s and, ill desired, it can .be

made adjustable longitudinallyof the' ap )n- Said apparatus iiivolvesxiii its ina eup a bundle-carrier constituting part of the shock-forliling' mechanism, and this bundlecarrier may be o-fanv desirable form. ll represented as consisting ol' a cradle or ioo ros

trough-like plate 14 and as having attached thereto arms as 15 provided with oiu'wardly-r extending gudgeons or journals' as 1 6 supported. for rocking movement lb v suitable bearings upon the sides of the framework of the apparatus, it being understoml that the bars constitute in the present case such sides. v

it will be understood that the bundle-carrier 14 need'not be made of metal, althoughit has been termed a )late for it might be f construct-ed of wood. it is not necessar \r that it be practically imperforate, for it might be of skeleton structure. l ment-ion these details in )assing to indicate that my invention is not limited to such features, but resides in certain broader relations. The bundle-carrier 14 is furnished with suitable means for effecting the operation of the same at the will of an attendant, and for this purpose av hand-lever as 17 may be-provided, said hand-lever being fastened to 'one of the arms and engaging normally under a suitable stop vsuch as the hook 18 on the frame- Workof the shocking apparatus; see, for example, Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The bundle-carrier 14. is represented as furnished with an elongated coiled-spring 19V extending` from one' side thereof to th'e other on the upper surface thereof, and this spring 19, as will hereinafter appear, aids in constricting the upper portion of the shock so as to reduce the shoot` in diameter nearv the apex thereof, whereby the shock will taper outward from its upper portion toward the base. There are three members that contribute to the formation of a shock. One of them is the bundle-carrier 14, while the second one is the grid-like member denoted in' a general way by 20 and illustrated in detail in Fig. 8. This member 20- comprises a frame as 21 i which is substantiallyT of yoke-formand the cross-'bar of which is shown as furnished with several spring-fingers as 22 extending forward therefrom and t-he free ends of which are adapted to normallylenter perforations near the forward end of the bundle-carrier 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,-so as to effee- `24v presenting a mouth for the free delivery normally of the bundles of grain onl to the lnmdle-carrier 14. The grid-like member 20 is connected with the buiidle-carrier 14,' and this result can be obtained by pivoting the- 14 and 2() may move in effect as av unitary structure, although one of them may move with relation to the companion member. This relative movement, which in the present instance is accomplished by the part 14, is for the purpose of releasing a shock, and I deem it desirable to state that the shock may be formed and released while the apparatus is being advanced along Ithe `ground with the harvesting machine.

Vhen the parts are in their normal positions the lever 17 will be under the stop or hook 18 so as to hold the parts 14 and 20 against movement, the part 14-being at this time at a slight forward inclination, and the part 20 being vertically disposed. lere it not for the lever 17 the parts would accidentally shift owing to the fact that therer is considerable weight forward of the axis of niotion of the part 14. With the different members in their normal relations bundles can be passed'onto the table 1'3 and from the latter can be thrown or otherwise placed on the bundle-carrier 14, the aperture 24 to which l have previously refer-red, permitting the butts of the bundles to freely enter the circular structure formed by the lnnnlle-carrier i 14 and the arcuate or bowed plate 23. These two latter parts present normally substantially a complete circle and deiine the diameter of the base lportion of the shock. The plate or fiange 23 prevents the ,bundles from jumping from position or being upwardly displaced until a sufficient number of bundles has `been placed on to the carrier 14 to make a shock of the requisite size, YVhen t-he desired number of bundles is in position 'the hand-lever 17 is moved inward, and for this purpose it may be made resilient, to disengage it from the head of the stop or hook 1S, whereby the bundle-carrier can be tilted in an upward direction and then slightly forward, the grid-like member 20 moving therewith, and the motion bein(y continued until the cross-bar of said grid-li ie member is received upon the free endof the support 26, as shown in Figi 5, and which support 26 .may consist of aibar attached to the forward side of the framework of the shocking apparatus and extending rearward therefrom. During the motion in unison of the two parts 14 and 20 the parallel spring-lingers 22 are being sustained by theI bundle-carrier 14.

I have mentioned hereinbefore that there are three elements or members which contribute to the formation of a shock. Two of said elements or members are the parts' 14 and 2O which I have described in detail; the third one consists of the )art 27 which may be composed of a frame-like structure supported for oscillation or swinging movement by the forward yoke or arch 4 of the framelil() work. This swinging member 27 carries as consist of a 'strip o1' wood` or .metal connectedl `wit-li the side bars of 't a part thereof lthe ardh orbow 2S which may near its ends, for example, by brackets as 29, e i'ran'ie or swinging member 27', the `bow or arch 28 bearing-between its'ends against the cross-bar ol' said swinging frame 27 There is shown a coiledspring 30, andthis coiled-spring 30 coperates with thecoiled-spring 19 in compressing the severaly bundles whichare to make the shock, near their outer ends,'so as toi'orm shock'which is ol' reduced size. near itsapex.-

AThe ispring BOeXtends across the bowor arch 28 from one end tothe other thereof,

vand the two s rings present collectively al satisfactory lyie dabzle means for compressing theupper portion of thecollected bundles.

When the parts arein their normal positions 201."

the .free portion of the swinging member 27 fl willrest .against the upper end of the grid- "likef 'inexnber 20 which at this time is sta- .--`tionary and substantially vertically disi. posed; K

x In operation the apparatus travels over the ground, and during this time bundles of -mitting the rid-like mem er 2'() by its own grain will be supplied on to the` bundle-carrier 14. When the iequisitenumber of bundles is on the bundle-carrier the lever 17 will bei disengaged from the sto 18,'r thereby perweight, aide( by that of the mass or' grain, to drop. ,against .the lsupport 26,. and-the grid- `like member is shown 'as resting -on said support in Fig. 5. y As the. grid-like member moves' downward-the bundle-carrier 14 is bei I ing raised. 4During the rst part of this operation'the compressingmeinber 27 is 'first swung slightly forward and as the downward `motion` .of the grid-like member progresses, said compressing member is permitted to descend so as to cause its spring to. approach the" spring 19. y On the nal part of the movement, and 'thisl is effected bv the attendant pressing forward on the hand-lever 17, the two springs act togetherv to. embrace and compress the 'up' er portion of thesubstantially perpendicu arly-disposed series'ofbundles then in a shock, so as to obtainI a shock which has the `form, to which allusion has been hereinbeforef made. During all this .action the apparatus is being moved orwardA and, when the necessary compression .has-been secured, the hand-lever 17 will 'be further manipulated andthe bundle-carrier 14 will be operated with yrespect tothe grid.- y like part 20, th/'sreby permitting the shock to 4 fall on to the groiii1d,yowing to the fact-that the shock has been freed from the springs.

The motion of the part le underV the action-of the lever 17 will be continued until said part 14 occupies practically an inverted horizontal position,` by virtue of which, as the shock leaves the` apparatus on the forward movement of the latter', said part 14 will not interfeiewith the-'free delivery ol the shock on to 4the gifound.- In Figs. 4, and 6 .I have shown the principal positions occupied by 'the several partsl during the vloriiiati'r'm and .delivery of a'shock. l

. i 70 After the shock has been delivered the lever is operated to bring the bundle-carrier 14 to a vertical position and, when this motion'l has been practically coiiipletemthe springflingers 22 will enter the perfoiations in said bundle-carrier. The motion of' the lever toward its original position is continued, and, during thesame, tliegrid-like member` 20 returns the compressing device y27 to its original aosition, at which 'time the lever 17 -is move under the head of the stop 1S.

In some cases it is" desirable that a shock be formed which spreads at its base, vand tol secure such a shock, I may if desired provide a spreader as 31 which consists of a vifedge removably carried by the lingers 22 of said grid-like member 20. This' wedge 31 may. have sleeves whichcan be slipped on tothe two. central ingers 22 or slipped tl'rerefroiii" when'it isv desired to use the ap )aratus/witlr.- out the spreader. This spreader, as ywill be obvious, separates or spreads the shock'at its base so that the shock, when delivered on te the ground, will have an opening therethrough for the circulation of air.

It will be understood that the bundle-carabout axes ytransverse to the path of movement ofthe apparatus', by virtue of whiohfthe shocks can be properly set -u )on the grotvi'nd, the .shocks being released y y,the relative movement of o ne of said partswith respect to the other, during which the lower parts of said two members are spread .apart as shown in Fig.' 5. Beyond this point the bundlecarrier can be moved to a position above the shock which has' been deposited on lthe ground so as in nowise to affect the of the apparatus across a iield.

'.VVhat I claim is: i n l 1. In 'an apparatus ofthe class described a progressl bundle carrier and a cooperative member asso`ciated therewith land constructed to form a .riei' 14 and coperating member 20 Amove4 viio series'of bundles into a shock, the bundle car-v 'into a shock, the bundle-carrier and said member being movable to bring the shock to an upright position, and the' bundlecarrier `having a further continued movement with respect to said member to release the shock. 1 30 i 3. 'A 'bundle-carrier 'and a coperative member provided with a flange having an ap.- erture, cooperative With the bundle-carrierto form a series of bundles into a shock, the bun- (lle-carrier and said member being movable to bring the shock to an upright position, and the 'bundle-carrier being movable With respect to said member to release the shock.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, a'

l0 bundle-carrier and a coperati ve member carried by the bundle-carrier and provided withmeans cooperative with the bundle-carrier to form a series of bundles intoa shock, said bundle-carrier and coperative member i5 having movement in unison to bring the shockl to van upright position, and the bundlecarrier having further continued movement with respect to said cooperative member to occupy a position 'over the shock.v

5. In an apparatus ofthe class described, a bundle-carrier and a 'cooperative .member carried thereby, said parts coperating to form a series of bundles into a shock and being movable together to bring the shock to an 25 upright position, and the bundle-carrier having a further continued movement with respect to the cooperative member to occupy a position overthe shock, and means for normally holding the bundle-carrier and co per- I ative member against movement.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, a bundle-carrier and a cooperative member carried therebv,l said parts cooperating to form a series of bundles into a shock and ,be-

ing movable together to bring the shock to' an her contiifiued moveto tl respe hand-lever connected with the bundle-carrier, and a detent en the iramework engageable by the hand-lever. I

bundle-cz'nrier and member, the gridvided with means coo (lle-'carrier to form a e. shock, and the tivo. beingmov;'l

unisonto bringthers ioclrlto a Asubsta' upright position', and" the bundle-carri ing further continued movement iv spect to the grid-like member to. effe( lease of the shock.

sition, `andthe bundle-` re cooperative mempy a position over the shock, a

| ,l y 8. In an apparatus oi the class described, a

9. In an apparatus of the lass described a bundle-carrier and a coperative grid-li e member having a series of sp ngers, the two parts being movable toget er, and the iingers being sustained by the bundle-carrier, and said grid-like member having means cooperativewith the bundle-carrier for forming a series of bundles into a shock, the bundle-carrier and grid-like member being movable together to bring the shock to a substantially upright position, and the bundle-carrier having a movement with respect to the grid-like member to release the shock, during which motion the bundle-carrier Vis freed from said iingers. v

10. In an apparatus of the class described,

a bundle-carrier anda cooperative grid-like member provided with a series of springfingers, tie bundle-carrier having perforations to receive said ingers, and the grid-like member havingl means to coperate With the bundle-carrier toform a series of bundles into a shock, the bundle-carrier and grid-li'ke -member being movable together to bring the shock to an upn'ght osition, and the bundle-- carrier being mova le with respect to the grid-like member to release the shock, and

means for forming an opening in the shock.

l1. In an apparatus of the class described,- I

a' bundle-carrier and a coperative grid-likd member provided wlth a serles of spring-iingers, the bundle-carrier having perforat-ions to receive said fingers, and the grid-like member having means to cooperate with the bundle-carrier to form a series'of bundles into a shock, the bundle-carrier and grid-like member being ymovable together to bring 'the shock'to an upright position, and the b'undie-carrier being movable with respect to the grid-like -member to release the-shock, and

an opening in the shock.

12. A 'bundle-carrier and av member, the latter provided with means coacting with the bundle-carrier'to form a series of bundles into a shock, and the bundlecarrier and coperative member being movable together to bring the. shock to a substantially upright osition, andthe bundlecarrier being mova le with yrespect to the cooperative member to occu y a position over theshock, and awerlge-s raped' vdivider-on means on the grid-like member ,foi-,forming coperative said cooperative member for forming an' openingin the shock.

13. An'appai-atus of the class described provided with' mechanism for forming a shock,.a11da -plu'rality'of springs at least on(` of'whieh is movable with respect to another to embrace the shock for positively reducing the diameter of o ne portion of the same.

M Andipparatus ofthe class described aving mechanism for forming a shock, such icchunism being provided'uith a pluralit) ol' movable members, each equipped with a Sp1-ing on the sid-e thereof-facing the shock, 130.

and said members being movable to cause the spiings to positively reduce the diameter of one `portion of the shock, combined with' vm'ans for forming ano eningl inthe shock.

16. In anapparatus ol the class .described a' bundle-carrier and a' coperativev member pii'w-ided with means'to forni' a series of bun'-V -dles into a shock, the bundle-carrier and eooperative member being movable to bring thevshock to an upright position, and the bundle-earlier. being movable with respect to the co erative member to releasetheshock,- aiid a t 11rd member provided witha-sp'ring -on the side thereof facing the shock, the 'buns' ille-.carrier having a s ring on the side. thereof facing the shock, an the. two s rings coperating on the movement Vofj-t 1e fmenbers which cairy'them to compress a portion of the shock for 'reducing the diameter thereof.

17 In an apparatus of the class described, a bundle-carrier and a coperative grid-like adapted to form afs'erie'sf bundles into a.

member movable together, --a shiftable-mem- 80 ber controlled bythe grid-like member Said 'shiftable memberA being provided with a spring' on the sidel thereof facing the shock, and the bundle-carrier also' havin a sp" f on the side thereof facing the s ock,A gili bundle-carrier and rid-like member being movable together'to ring a series of bundles into' a substantially upright ostion, said shiftable member being inovab e toward) the bundle-earlier on the movementtliereof to causev the two s' rings to compressa .portion of the series of. undles. f

-18T In an apparatus of the classdescribed, a bundle-earner and-a coperative member shock, the bundle-earlier and' said member being movable in unison to bring the shock to an upright position, and the bundle-carrier having a movement with respect' to said. member to release vthe sliockand -afurtherf move'ment to. a position overtlieshock.

In testimonywliereof I have hereunto set my hand in `presence of 'two subscribing Witnesses. f MARK KELLY.

Titnessesz YWiLLiAM Moens JONES,

( )sciiii DEAN BRUNDIDGE. 

